Community Tasting Note

Cailles wrote:

Wednesday, November 24, 2021 - Legends only: 15 Bordeaux & 2 Heitz MV Magnums: Mouton vs Mission 1947. Both from magnums and double decanted 4 hours prior to consumption. Two very strong wines and a close race with the Mouton (rated 97 pts) slightly edging out the Mission (95 pts). Both wines were a bit shy on the nose and showed much stronger on the palate. Quite different int style, the Mission was quintessential Pessac with the typical mix of fresh fruits, loads of tobacco and minerality, while the Mouton showed like a quintessential Mouton full of burnt sugar and coffee notes with that extra touch of seductiveness and sweetness. Both wines have had an equally good structural frame and a lot of life left in the tank, especially from magnum.

TN: The nose is medium expressive with a fine fruit core and some minerality and malty notes. But not much more. On the palate this shows a potpourri of red and dark berries, there is still so much fresh and pure fruit, very little dried fruit. Additional layers of malty and slightly nutty notes, fine herbs and a nice mineral backbone. Such a wonderful sweetness paired with a spicy and herbal freshness. Superb freshness, molten tannins, good tension and vivacity. With time a wonderful coffee and barnyard layer adds to the complexity. Good mid palate weight, intense yet light as a feather. Very good, long and expanding finish. This is a fantastic wine, so much fun to drink and easily worth 96-97 pts. With a better bouquet it could have been even higher.

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